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Instrumentation 4. Press the metric/English control to conclude the system check and change the previous display to the new mode. 5. Press the oil change reset control to conclude the system check and begin the oil change reset procedure. An oil change is recommended whenever indicated by the message center. Use only recommended engine oils. The message center will tell you the percent of oil life left during system check. This percentage is based on your driving history and the time since your last oil change. In order to ensure accurate oil life left indications, you should only perform the following procedure after you have the oil changed. Oil change reset Press the OIL CHANGE RESET control to reset the oil life feature to 100% (or your personalized oil reset percentage) (at optimal driving conditions, 100% oil life is equivalent to a maximum of 12 000 kilometers [7 500 miles]). After you have the oil changed, you must press and hold the OIL CHANGE RESET control for five seconds. The message center will count down for five seconds. After a successful reset, the message center will display OIL LIFE RESET TO 100%. (If you have established a personalized oil reset percentage, the display will show that percentage instead of 100%.) This reset procedure should be performed only after an oil change to ensure accurate oil life indications. Your personalized oil reset percentage allows you to establish a smaller oil change interval than the manufacturer's recommended interval. To establish your personalized oil reset percentage: 1. Press and hold the OIL CHANGE RESET control and press the RESET control while the display is still counting down the five seconds to reset. The display will change to START OIL LIFE AT XXX%. 2. Press the OIL CHANGE RESET control until the displayed percentage is the personalized oil reset percentage you desire. Your choices are 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40% and 30%. FUEL ENGLISH/ METRIC RANGE STATUS ECON RESET SYSTEM CHECK OIL CHANGE RESET 20

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4. Press the metric/English control to conclude the system check and
change the previous display to the new mode.
5. Press the oil change reset control to conclude the system check and
begin the oil change reset procedure.
An oil change is recommended whenever indicated by the message
center. Use only recommended engine oils.
The message center will tell you the percent of oil life left during system
check. This percentage is based on your driving history and the time
since your last oil change. In order to ensure accurate oil life left
indications, you should only perform the following procedure after you
have the oil changed.
Oil change reset
Press the OIL CHANGE RESET
control to reset the oil life feature to
100% (or your personalized oil reset
percentage) (at optimal driving
conditions, 100% oil life is
equivalent to a maximum of 12 000
kilometers [7 500 miles]). After you
have the oil changed, you must
press and hold the OIL CHANGE
RESET control for five seconds. The
message center will count down for
five seconds. After a successful reset, the message center will display
OIL LIFE RESET TO 100%. (If you have established a personalized oil
reset percentage, the display will show that percentage instead of 100%.)
This reset procedure should be performed only after an oil change to
ensure accurate oil life indications.
Your personalized oil reset percentage allows you to establish a smaller
oil change interval than the manufacturer’s recommended interval. To
establish your personalized oil reset percentage:
1. Press and hold the OIL CHANGE RESET control and press the RESET
control while the display is still counting down the five seconds to reset.
The display will change to START OIL LIFE AT XXX%.
2. Press the OIL CHANGE RESET control until the displayed percentage
is the personalized oil reset percentage you desire. Your choices are
100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40% and 30%.
ENGLISH/
METRIC
RANGE
STATUS
ECON
RESET
SYSTEM
CHECK
OIL
CHANGE
RESET
FUEL
Instrumentation
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